Round 10: Peter Szigeti vs. Brian Kibler

Toby Wachter

This match saw two of the Pro Tour's most famous personalities go head to head. Brian "Dragonmaster" Kibler is known for his love of fatties, and his Pro Tour Top 8 commentary. Peter Szigeti is Magic's newest villain that everyone loves to hate. Both have something to prove. Kibler's first and only Pro Tour Top 8 was at Pro Tour Chicago about a year and a half ago, and Szigeti is still looking for his first Pro Tour Top 8 finish.

Game 1

Szigeti kept a one land hand and missed his second land drop, but made it on the next turn. He played Frightcrawler, and Kibler answered back with Cabal Torturer. The Frightcrawler attacked for one, and Innocent Blood cleared the board. Kibler rebuilt with Dirty Wererat, and Szigeti still couldn't find a second land. He played Mesmeric Fiend, taking Crippling Fatigue, but it didn't mean much considering that Kibler had a full grip and all the mana in the world. Szigeti eventually drew a third land.

Kibler- "How lucky!" Szigeti- "How many lands do you have out? Eight?" Kibler- "No, only seven."

Arcane Teachings made Gravegouger a monster, and it shot the Torturer. Pilgrim of Virtue was sacrificed in response to keep it alive for the time being. This let his Torturer kill the Stalker, bringing back the Flock, which attacked for the final two points of damage.

Szigeti- 0 Kibler- 1

Game 2

Play was slow for the first few turns until Kibler tapped all his mana on turn four. "You don't want to know what it is." It was the Dirty Wererat that gave Szigeti so much trouble the first game. This time, Szigeti had Fiery Temper to deal with it. At this point in the game, Szigeti had only mountains, and Kibler had only swamps.